Best and offbeat sports images in 2013

Another sports year has come and gone, full of pain, sweat, tears and agony. Relive the year in sports with some of the best -- and offbeat -- images. (QMI Agency/AFP)

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Rod Thompson, proud father of event champ Marielle Thompson, hugs his daughter after her win in the Audio FIS Ski Cross World Cup at Nakiska Ski Resort west of Calgary on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. It was the final World Cup event before the Sochi Olympics. (Lyle Aspinall/QMI Agency)

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Toronto mayor Rob Ford attends the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons during the first half at the Rogers Center in Toronto on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. (Kevin Hoffman/USA TODAY Sports)

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Weston Dressler of the Saskatchewan Roughriders hoists the Grey Cup after beating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 101st Grey Cup in Regina on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. (Lyle Aspinall/QMI Agency)

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Inscriptions on the Stanley Cup portion of the Wayne Gretzky statue in Brantford, Ont., was modified into a closer rendition of the "hen scratching and gobbledy-gook" originally intended by Texas based sculptor Brad Oldham in November 2013. A twelve-year-old Brampton boy visiting the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in Brantford spotted inaccurate team names and dates inscribed on the Cup, which led to further discoveries of names such as Kanye West, Oprah Winfrey, and B & H Clinton, a misspelling of Gretzky's name, and that he played for the Detroit Red Wings. (Brian Thompson/QMI Agency)

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Georges St-Pierre (left) and Johny Hendricks (right) are stunned by the result following their welterweight championship bout during UFC 167 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. St-Pierre won the match. (Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA TODAY Sports)